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Thursday, 26 January 2012 12:26

England side for 6 Nations opener named

England have named a youthful looking side for their opening women’s 6 Nations game against Scotland, on February 5th at Lasswade RFC, Edinburgh, kick off 5pm.

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England have named a youthful looking side for their opening women’s 6 Nations game against Scotland, on February 5th at Lasswade RFC, Edinburgh, kick off 5pm.

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England have named a youthful looking side for their opening women’s 6 Nations game against Scotland, on February 5th at Lasswade RFC, Edinburgh, kick off 5pm.The current title-holders are going for a record breaking seventh consecutive title, and include the uncapped lock Emily Braund on the bench alongside a number of players who hold just a handful of caps.

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Tuesday, 24 January 2012 22:59

Path for 2014 World Cup revealed

The IRB have announced the qualification path for the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup which will kick off with the upcoming 6 Nations.

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The IRB have announced the qualification path for the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup which will kick off with the upcoming 6 Nations.

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The IRB have announced the qualification path for the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup which will kick off with the upcoming 6 Nations.There are six automatic qualifiers - reigning world champions New Zealand, runners up England,  bronze medallists Australia, 2014 hosts France and USA and Canada by virtue of their top six placing at WRWC 2010.

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Tuesday, 24 January 2012 16:30

Live streaming for final England game

England and Ireland women’s rugby fans will have the option of watching a live web streaming their 6 Nations match at Esher in March.

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England and Ireland women’s rugby fans will have the option of watching a live web streaming their 6 Nations match at Esher in March.

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England and Ireland women’s rugby fans will have the option of watching a live web streaming of their 6 Nations match at Esher in March. Through RFU.com, the match on St Patrick’s Day will be available online ahead of the 2.00pm kick off. England's game against Wales will be shown live on the BBC Red Button from Twickenham.

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Tuesday, 24 January 2012 13:05

English Premiership Round-Up

Wins for Richmond, Saracens, Wasps and Lichfield closed out the English women's rugby Premiership ahead of the Six Nations break.

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Wins for Richmond, Saracens, Wasps and Lichfield closed out the English women's rugby Premiership ahead of the Six Nations break.

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Wins for Richmond, Saracens, Wasps and Lichfield closed out the English women's rugby Premiership ahead of the Six Nations break. Richmond are still four points clear at the top of the table despite Saracens grabbing a bonus-point and they are now the only two in with a shout of the title with just a couple of games remaining in March and April.

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Tuesday, 24 January 2012 12:22

Finals “touching distance away” for seven-try Lons

French Top 10: After two strong performances, Lons go into the Six Nations break as clear favourites to win their first ever French championship

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French Top 10: After two strong performances, Lons go into the Six Nations break as clear favourites to win their first ever French championship

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French Top 10: After two strong performances, Lons go into the Six Nations break as clear favourites to win their first ever French championship. In the two rounds of games since the New Year the team, who have even never reached the final of the French championship before, have looked unstoppable, scoring fourteen tries while conceding only one in return.

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Women's rugby in Iran suffering

Iran's women's rugby side, who made their international debut in 2009, have reportedly been banned from playing, in an apparant clampdown on women's sport.

Iran's women's rugby side, who made their international debut in 2009, have reportedly been banned from playing, in an apparant clampdown on women's sport.

Iran's women's rugby side, who made their international debut in 2009, have reportedly been banned from playing, in an apparant clampdown on women's sport.

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Major nations turn down Euro Cup place

The draw for the European Cup, women’s rugby’s oldest international tournament, has taken place. Wales, Ireland and Scotland have not entered this year.

The draw for the European Cup, women’s rugby’s oldest international tournament, has taken place. Wales, Ireland and Scotland have not entered this year.

The draw for the European Cup, women’s rugby’s oldest international tournament, has taken place. Disappointingly this year only eight nations have entered with Wales, Ireland and Scotland the most high profile countries declining to take part this summer.The competition is divided into two tiers with four sides competing for two titles.

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Scrumqueens 2011 team of the year

It's been another superb year of growth for women's rugby. As the year draws to a close we've looked back at the games of 2011 and chosen our top players in our Team of the Year.

It's been another superb year of growth for women's rugby. As the year draws to a close we've looked back at the games of 2011 and chosen our top players in our Team of the Year.

It's been another superb year of growth for women's rugby. As the year draws to a close we've looked back at the games of 2011 and chosen our top players in our Team of the Year. The Scrumqueens team have watched as much footage of the 54 test games and many 7s competitions and also consulted a number of players and coaches before coming up with the final team!

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New Zealand losses could be a blessing in disguise

Website editor Ali Donnelly says that some good may come out of their two losses to England for the Black Ferns

Website editor Ali Donnelly says that some good may come out of their two losses to England for the Black Ferns

Website editor Ali Donnelly says that some good may come out of their two losses to England for the Black Ferns. New Zealand were beaten twice in England but drew the last game 8-8. Donnelly argues that maybe now the time has come for the NZRU to invest in their women's team.

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Round two: Three key areas

Website editor Ali Donnelly picks out three key areas which could define who wins the remaining two games in the series between England and New Zealand

Website editor Ali Donnelly picks out three key areas which could define who wins the remaining two games in the series between England and New Zealand

Website editor Ali Donnelly picks out three key areas which could define who wins the remaining two games in the series between England and New Zealand. England won the first test 10-0 at Twickenham and the two teams play again at Esher on Tuesday and Saturday.

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Briggs bursting for more Irish action

Ireland women's rugby fullback Niamh Briggs looks back the last year or so for her side in her first blog for Scrumqueens.com.

Ireland women's rugby fullback Niamh Briggs looks back the last year or so for her side in her first blog for Scrumqueens.com.

Ireland women's rugby fullback Niamh Briggs looks back the last year or so for her side in her first blog for Scrumqueens.com. She reflects on her fantastic World Cup experience and brings us right up to speed with Ireland's preparation for next year's Six Nations. The Irish back three player has won 26 caps for her country.

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